Shediac is only 30 minutes east of Moncton. It’s the self-claimed “lobster capital of the world.” It has the warmest waters north of the US on the east coast of North America, but I didn’t go during lobster season so I didn’t get to eat any fresh lobster there. It’s Read more…
Nova Scotia’s capital and the largest city in Atlantic Canada has been a military city since the capitulation of the French in Quebec. It suffered what was the world’s largest explosion during the First World War and was a vital transit point for ships supplying Europe during the 1940s. It Read more…
Fredericton is New Brunswick’s provincial capital. Its Victorian Legislative Building served as the seat of government since 1882. Its southeast corner is Secretary and King streets, quite an intersection of high and low roles. The Georgian building on the other side of the city is the old Government House that Read more…
Owen sound was named after Admiral Fitzwilliam Owen, who undertook the first Admiralty Survey of Lake Ontario and Georgian Bay in 1814-1816. Surveys of Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Superior were done in 1817-1825. A famous aviator was also associated with the town. Billy Bishop, famed WWI flying ace Read more…
The area around Southampton had been known for its maple trees, furniture making, and agriculture for the past century. Today, its miles of soft sandy beaches and accessible port attracts summer vacationers and leisure boaters from all over the province. There’s plenty for a day’s activities staring with the Bruce Read more…
The eastern arm of Lake Huron is a popular resort destination for Ontarians. Collingwood used to be the shipping centre for Georgian Bay, but being far from anywhere else earned it its place as cottage country. From what I saw, extended families and older couples like to vacation there. When Read more…
Goderich, named after the British prime minister in 1828, is probably my favourite town of the ones I visited in the area. I really liked the well-marked heritage trail with plenty of signs telling the town’s commercial, ecological, and cultural histories. Menesetung Bridge crossing the Maitland River was my favourite Read more…
Wolfe Island is the largest of the Thousand Islands. Like Amherst Island and Howe Island, there’s a dedicated ferry service to get residents and visitors there. Unlike those other islands, the Wolfe Island ferry is free of charge and operated by the Government of Ontario from Kingston. I wanted to Read more…
Alexander Graham Bell is credited for inventing the telephone as we know it today. He lived near Brantford, where he lived, worked, and invented the telephone. Former prime minister William Lyon Mackenzie King had his telephone subscription backdated to make him the first telephone subscriber in the world on paper. Read more…
Chicago – I visited just in time for the annual Taste of Chicago festival where there was free entry and a variety of delicious food in small taster portions at reasonable prices. Of course I had to try two different flavours of deep dish pizza! Man, deep dish pizza is Read more…